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Grizzly Quill Paradun

Anthony Naples — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:14:08 +0000

Grizzly Quill Paradun Hook: Standard Dry Fly Thread: Gray Abdomen: Grizzly Hackle Quill Thorax: Adams Gray Superfine Dubbing Tail: Grizzly Hackle Hackle: Grizzly Wing Post: White Antron

This pattern came to me in a flash as I was sitting at my tying desk tying up some standard Parachute Adams dries. I had just stripped some hackle fibers from the stem to use as [...]

The Funneldun: A Dry Fly Style

Anthony Naples — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:53:49 +0000

The Funneldun is a dry fly style rather than a specific mayfly imitation – tie it in sizes and colors to match the hatch, or tie it as an attractor pattern. The Funneldun was originated by Neil Patterson as an easy way to tie upside-down duns. As an added bonus, it makes [...]

Woodchuck, or is it Groundhog?

Anthony Naples — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:08:56 +0000

Lately I’ve been messing around with tying “one-animal” flies. That is, all materials come from the same beast, excepting the thread and the hooks. The post that I did a while back on the Casual Dress, got me thinking about this topic. The Casual Dress almost makes the cut – but the [...]

New Years Resolutions: Check One Off

Anthony Naples — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:43:32 +0000

C&O by Franz Kline

One of my new years resolutions in 2010 is to get back to making art. For various reasons, I haven’t made any art to speak of for about 10 years. It is hard for me to even look at certain paintings without the urge to break out the paint.

Angling Advice From Beyond: Part II, Frederic M. Halford

Anthony Naples — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:59:21 +0000

This latest installment of Angling Advise from Beyond is from Floating Flies and How to Dress Them (pub. 1886), the first book by Frederic M. Halford, (1844-1914).

We’ve all heard of Frederic Halford and our first thought is that he was a “Dry-Fly Snob”, this may be true, I don’t know. But after casually perusing the [...]

The Traitor: A Parachute Style for Small Flies

Anthony Naples — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:26:27 +0000

Size 24 BWO Traitor

The Traitor: A Style for Small Parachute Flies Well, I’m in the process of planning a fishing trip to Colorado. So I’m thinking back to the last trip to CO, and the flies that worked. Inevitably, I never seem to have enough of the flies that are working – so [...]